1. D-RATS Dan Smith - KK7DS Dayton D-STAR Forum 2010

2. Goal All-in-one tool for D-STAR data ops Make the data channel useful Oriented at EmComm No dependence on infrastructure  Originally targeted for simplex  All network interaction at endpoints Interface with existing technologies

3. Misc changes in 0.3.x New user interface Message routing Multiple ports  Connect any number of radios, TNCs, network connections all at once  Messages route between ports KISS TNC support AGWPE support (in progress) Plugin API

4. Messaging Free-form multicast chat messages  Checksum-protected  No ACK/NAK from remote stations (yet)  Chat room and “private” chat‏ Structured messages (Forms)‏  Use XML to convey structure and content  XSL at the endpoints for presentation  Messages can contain attachments  Automatic message routing support  Email-like interface

5. Messaging Email gateway  Rich forms go as HTML emails  POP3 gateway for remote mail checks WL2K gateway  Any internet-connected station can gateway  Experimental RMS packet client  Seamless and bi-directional SMTP/POP3 servers integrated  Paclink-like functionality

10. Files and Images Arbitrary file transfers with sliding window, compression, and resume “File server” for remote retrieval Integrated resize/resample of image files Block size and window scaling

12. Positional Awareness Captures and sends ICOM GPS/GPS-A strings Distance and direction calculation Integrated (free!) map display External GPS to multiplex the port Moving stations updated in real-time

16. Ratflector Connect to other D-RATS users via Internet Easy and clean for testing Data-only reflector Configure D-RATS radio port for one of:  Network port on ref.d-rats.com, port 9000 User-run ratflectors too! In the last month, 487 unique callsigns

17. 274 Unique Stations from around the world

18. Implementation Written in Python/GTK Runs on Linux, Mac, and Windows Full session stack protocol OpenStreetMap.org for free maps

19. Availability Windows: Installer executable Linux:.deb,.rpm  APT and Yum repositories available  Thanks to Mike, N0SO! MacOS:.app (and one-time base package)

20. References D-RATS Website  http://www.d-rats.com D-RATS Mailing List